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End of an era as UNHCR closes local offices in Croatia
7 Jan 2004 After establishing a vast presence throughout Croatia in the early 1990s, peace and the return of many refugees has allowed UNHCR to scale back its presence in Croatia, though the country's returnees still face important challenges. -
In memory: "Pero Simundza, a Croatian killed in an attack on UNHCR's office in West Timor"
18 Dec 2003 In the Line of Duty: UNHCR remembers one of its murdered staff members. -
More Sierra Leonean refugees set to fly home from Nigeria
3 Sep 2002 A second group of Sierra Leoneans have been moved from their Nigerian camp in preparation for the airlift home. Some 270 have signed up for the voluntary repatriation, which is set to be completed in late September. -
Lubbers, Busek say fate of one million uprooted persons key to Balkan stability
30 Jan 2002 Prospects for peace and stability in the Balkans are directly linked to the fate of the one million people who are still uprooted in the region as a result of the war, according to High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers and Erhard Busek, the new head of the Balkans 'Stability Pact.' -
Month-long Liberian boat-people saga ends in Nigeria
27 Jun 2001 A Swedish-registered ship docked at the Nigerian port of Lagos on Tuesday nearly a month after it wandered the West African seas and three countries refused asylum to its 156 mostly Liberian passengers. -
Return to Croatia - Milana's Story
4 Feb 2001 Milana Grubic was only 10 when her parents gathered their two small daughters and fled to Serbia as Croatian troops closed in on their home village.